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Could SA’s Zulco Rodriguez Become The Country’s Top Female Bartender?
The scene was much like one would imagine for a baby’s typical first birthday party. Streamers, balloons, gift bags and rowdy tots teetered around the festivities, squealing and shouting — all except for the birthday girl, who quietly and calmly observed the raucous party. Some parents would have sighed with relief at the thought of…
What Your Dad Wants: Cars, Tacos And Miller Lite
Celebrate Father’s Day at Trader’s Village (9333 SW Loop 410, 210-623-8383). For the second straight year, the flea market will host “Miller Lite’s Father’s Day Taquiza,” an event to honor the contributions made by all padres out there. Between noon and 3 p.m., guests 21 and older, including sons and daughters, will receive complimentary Miller Lite…
9 Comfort Food Recipes For Staying Indoors
Rainy days suck, but it’s nothing a plate of comfort food can’t fix while we wait it out. These recipes can be made in bulk or last minute just in case the weather stays too rough to go the grocery store. 1. Smoked Gouda and Sharp Cheddar Mac and Cheese ‘The king of comfort foods.…
The Abridged Yelawolf: 5 Cuts From The Alabama Rapper
“Let’s Roll Feat. Kid Rock” A collaboration with the fedora sportin’ soul patch wearin’ Kid Rock was only natural for Yelawolf, as both are country fried rappers with a penchant for rock ‘n’ roll. On 2012’s “Let’s Roll,” Kid takes the hook as he sings his heart out, while Yelawolf sticks to verses about Talladega, overalls…
Even When They’re Not Technically In The NBA Finals, The Spurs Are Still Champs
Former Spurs player and current Head Coach of the Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr has led his team to their first NBA Finals victory in 40 years. The Game 6, 105 – 97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers makes Kerr a six-time NBA Champion, five as a player, including two with the San Antonio Spurs…
Jonathan Joss Ignites Flame War With Alamo City Comic Con
Jonathan Joss is the pivotal “Hey, It’s That Guy” of San Antonio, a working actor with an impressive list film and television credits to his name. Your parents loved him as Young Raymond Firewalker on Walker, Texas Ranger, and his film credits include Joel and Ethan Coen’s True Grit and the upcoming remake of the…
George P. Bush Is A Huge Ted Cruz Fan
George P. Bush is Texas’ Land Commissioner, but that might be his least-noteworthy claim to fame. He also happens to be the grandson of a former president, the nephew of another, and the son of a Republican presidential candidate and former governor. When his father, Jeb Bush, shocked no one yesterday by announcing he’ll run…
A Bunch Of Crazy People Sent Governor Greg Abbott Letters About Jade Helm 15
Two Texans who thought Governor Greg Abbott was pandering to a bunch of Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theorists crafted the best response possible. Instead of verbosely exploring the intricacies of lunacy, the concerned citizens simply sent the governor aluminum foil. We know this because Gawker reporter Sam Biddle says he filed a Freedom of Information…
Tropical Storm Bill Barrels Into Texas
Tropical Storm Bill is bringing more rain to Central Texas, including areas ravaged by May floods. In its latest weather advisory, the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio office is warning residents of a flash flood watch that’s in effect until 1 p.m. Thursday. If you look out the nearest window, it’s probably already raining. The…
‘Bizarre Foods’ Moseys Through San Antonio
The San Antonio episode of Bizarre Foods, “Brains, Balls and Blood,” premiered Monday on the Travel Channel. Famed TV chef and gourmand Andrew Zimmern sampled some of the Alamo City’s best calf balls, crickets and quail eggs (to name a few). The episode featured not only local hot spots and established restaurants such as Restaurant…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Wants CNN To Axe Anchor
Was a CNN anchor messin’ with Texas over the weekend? The Lite Guv certainly to think so — and he wrote an angry letter to boot. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick sent a letter to CNN President Jeffrey Zucker on Monday calling for anchor Fredricka Whitfield’s resignation. Patrick’s letter comes after Whitfield said on Saturday “it…
The Taco Emoji is Here: TexMoji Now Available On App Store
TexMoji, a new mobile app featuring a library of dozens of Texas-themed emoji debuted on Apple’s App Store Monday evening. The release marks the arrival of the oft-requested, but heretofore unavailable taco emoji, long considered a glaring omission for its lack of inclusion in the standardized Unicode character set. This year, the Unicode Consortium, the…
A Brief History of Lil B And The San Antonio Spurs
Over Twitter beef and concerns about dance move patents, Lil B’s curses have become the most exciting sideshows of the NBA playoffs the past two years. From his pulpit at the top of the BasedWorld, Lil B has put his curses on James Harden and Kevin Durant, stymying their championship runs for the time being.…
SA Food Pics: Our Readers Had A Burger Party!
This week SA Food pics was a doozy. There was just so much to choose from! Out of all the great foodie flavors that showed up this week, these were definitely our favorite ones. FIrst up we have the classic chicken and waffles from Tucker’s Kozy Korner (1338 E. Houston St.) that look absolutely delicious.…
Spare Parts Takes Its Mini Art Museum On A Big European Tour
Last week, a traveling exhibition at Paris’ famed art museum The Louvre showcased the work of Vincent Valdez, Angela Fox and Christiana Puente, three artists who hail from San Antonio. That’s certainly something worth bragging about, but the artists themselves would probably be the first to admit it’s not that big of a deal, emphasis…
Jeb Bush, Now Officially Running For President, To Fundraise In Texas
Jeb is in! Now break out your checkbooks, Texas GOPers. Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, brother to a former president and son to another, announced today that he’s running for president. No surprise there — he’s been unofficially running for months. Although Bush cut his political teeth in Florida, he’s deeply connected in Texas…
SA Is Getting Its Own L.A. Crawfish
Houston’s L.A. (as in Louisiana) Crawfish is getting ready to make a splash this August at 10919 Culebra Road, Suite 150, this August. Originally launched in the the 99 Market area of H-Town, the franchise is known for its year-round crawfish boils, along with crawfish pho and several styles of fresh oysters. Katie Le, the…
Mapped: Where Kids Can Get Free Meals In SA This Summer
Over 125,000 Bexar County children are food insecure, according to the nonprofit advocacy group Feeding Texas. The problem is exacerbated during the summer, when kids can’t rely on free lunch or breakfast programs for a meal. NowCastSA created an interactive map of every site serving free meals to kids this summer. The map’s pins are…
Heavy Rain, Flooding Expected In Texas As Tropical Disturbance Makes Landfall
Expect heavy rains and possible flooding in South Central Texas this week, courtesy of a tropical disturbance taking shape in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center expects the disturbance to become a tropical storm Monday afternoon before making landfall on the mid- to upper Texas coast. The low pressure system is forecasted to…
Pipeline Explosion Southeast Of SA Causes Massive Blaze But No Injuries
A natural gas pipeline near Lindenau, a tiny community in DeWitt County 85 miles southeast of San Antonio, ruptured yesterday, causing an enormous fire but no injuries. The explosion shook nearby houses. Although residents near the pipeline evacuated, the fire did not cause any deaths or injuries. Lindenau sits on the eastern edge of the…
5 Items For Mayor Ivy Taylor’s To-Do List
Every politician ever elected has recited some form the same cliché at their victory speech: “Now, the real work begins.” But it’s a cliché because it’s true — since Mayor Ivy Taylor defeated former State Senator Leticia Van de Putte in Saturday’s mayoral runoff, she’ll now continue the real work of San Antonio’s top job.…
Tony Parker Featured in New Episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s Mean Tweets
The Jimmy Kimmel segment Mean Tweets is one of the great triumphs of late night television in the internet age, a Will It Float for the online crowd. Kimmel’s staff cruises Twitter for hate mail, matching the most virile and hysterical tweets to the guests on the show. In the third NBA Edition of Mean Tweets, Tony…
Coors Light Free Concert Series WIth Los Skarnales Postponed To June 23
Update: Tuesday, June 15, 2015, 10:15 a.m. Due to Tropical Storm Bill and the ongoing flash flood watched issued for South Central Texas, the Coors Light Free Concert has been postponed until June 23. The original post continues below. The San Antonio Current’s Coors Light Free Concert Series returns for its second installment on Tuesday,…
6 Father’s Day Brunch Options For This Weekend
There are plenty of gifts you can get your old man on Father’s Day, but if your dad is hard to shop for, perhaps, the best gift might be a nice meal. All over San Antonio, you can find Father’s Day brunch deals. Here are a few that we found. 1. TNT / Tacos and Tequila…
URTH Juice Bar Opens A New Location
On Thursday, June 11, URTH Juice Bar opened a new location that will help the company continue to serve juice and smoothies to the San Antonio area. The new location is located at 21019 U.S. HWY 281, and will feature several new additions to the menu. Between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m.…
Homeland Security Chief To Tour Karnes County Detention Center Today
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will tour the Karnes County Residential Center today. The detention center primarily houses immigrants from Central America who have fled violence and abuse in their home countries. Along with the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, the Karnes center has come under fire after reports of…
5 Things You Have To Do This Week
Tuesday, June 16 Neil deGrasse Tyson Live Simulcast “An Evening With Neil deGrasse Tyson” at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is sold-out, but the venue is opening up the 250-seat Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater for a live simulcast of the famed astrophysicist’s presentation in the H-E-B Performance Hall. $25, 7:30pm Tue., Tobin Center…
Taylor Wins Mayoral Runoff
Update 10:40 p.m. Ivy Taylor will continue to serve as mayor of San Antonio, defeating Leticia Van de Putte in a runoff election today for the city’s highest office. The election was tight, with Taylor collecting just over 51 percent of the vote. With all precincts reporting, Van de Putte conceded the race to Taylor,…
8 June Events We’re Gearing Up For
Saturday, June 20: Milan & Turin will host their second Tiki Takeover at the Concrete Jungle. The professional bar team will be giving the staff of the Concrete Jungle as they concoct one-time featured cocktails along with a series of classic rum-based cocktails. Free admission, 8pm-2am, 1628 S. Presa, (210) 373-9907. Thursday, June 25: Dorćol Distilling…
Elementary School Teacher Fired Over McKinney Facebook Post
Karen Fitzgibbons, a teacher at Bennett Elementary School in Lubbock was fired this week as the result of a post on her personal Facebook page. Fitzgibbons stated that she was highly emotional after she heard t he news that former police corporal Eric Casebolt resigned after the pool party incident in McKinney, Texas when she posted:…
Cross-Border War Of Words Erupts Following Chopper Shooting
There’s simmering diplomatic tension on both sides of the Rio Grande stemming from a cross-border shooting last week. A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter patrolling the river bank in Laredo suddenly came under fire on Friday. One shot went through the chopper, hitting the pilot on his protective vest. The pilot was not injured, but he…
Most SA House Members Buck Obama, Vote Against Trade Deal
Most of San Antonio’s delegation to the House of Representatives voted against a measure today that would have cleared the way for the Obama administration to unilaterally negotiate a massive trade deal. Most Democrats and many Republicans voted against a bill to approve Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program to aid workers who lose their jobs…
San Antonio Man Alleges Police Punched Him During Diabetic Episode
An elderly man who claims two San Antonio policemen beat him while he was having a diabetic episode filed an excessive force lawsuit in federal court this week against the city and the officers. Thomas Mathieu alleges that on January 13, 2014 — after leaving the hospital where his wife just had a surgery —…
Woman On Administrative Leave After Her Racially Charged Slurs In McKinney
CoreLogic, a financial data company associated with Bank of America, has placed Tracey Carver Allbritton on administrative leave after her alleged instigation of the Mckinney pool party incident. After the video of the Mckinney cop pinning down a 15-year-old girl went viral, another video fell into the spotlight. “She was saying things such as, ‘black…
Remember That Time Interracial Marriage Was Illegal?
All you need is love. Today’s the day, well, it’s Loving Day, a national celebration of the Supreme Court ruling the people can marry whoever they want, regardless of the color of their skin. Richard Loving, a white man, and his wife Mildred, a black woman, were married in 1958. They traveled from their home…
Cappy’s & Cappycino’s Owners Release Fire Update
On Thursday, June 11 Cappy’s (5011 Broadway) and Cappycino’s (5003 Broadway), two Alamo Heights restaurants, announced that will be shut down for the next several weeks as they attempt to repair the damage sustained from a fire on the morning of Tuesday, June 9. It was determined that the fire started in the roof area…
Free Event: Current Couture Tomorrow At The Brick
Hot. Trendy. Local. Join the San Antonio Current tomorrow in the first ever Current Couture, the all-inclusive local marketplace for fashion. Enjoy shopping, music, and drinks while San Antonio’s homegrown boutiques strut their diverse collections and finds all in one place. The event is free to attend and will be held from 11 a.m. to…
Under Pressure: ICE To Release Several Women And Children From Karnes Immigrant Jail
A nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to undocumented immigrants says Immigration and Customs and Enforcement has reversed course and will release several mothers and their children who previously been held with removal orders looming over their heads. The families were being held at the Karnes County Residential Center and President Barack Obama’s administration has…
Mayoral Runoff Call Could Drag On Past Saturday
Speculation and campaigning over the permanent mayoral replacement for Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro has dragged on for over a year. It’s supposed to end on Saturday, when voters will choose between Mayor Ivy Taylor and former State Senator Leticia Van de Putte in a runoff election. But we might have to wait…
Police, Organizers Expect Peaceful Biker Rally In Austin
Bikers from San Antonio — and from across Texas and the nation, for that matter — are set to descend upon Austin this weekend for the Republic of Texas Rally, the largest motorcycle meetup in the state. ROT Rally organizers expect about 200,000 attendees for this year’s event, who could generate upwards of $40 million…
Governor Greg Abbott Signs Pastor Protection Act
You’re hearing it more and more: The Supreme Court could overturn state same-sex marriage bans, like the one in Texas. And Governor Greg Abbott is prepared to protect the state’s pastors from performing same-sex marriages — sort of. “Freedom of religion is the most sacred of our rights and our freedom to worship is secured…
Hackers May Have Stolen Personal Information From Thousands Of Federal Employees
A cyberattack on the personal information of federal employees could be far worse than previously reported, according to the The Associated Press. A government worker union claimed that Chinese hackers may have stolen information such as addresses, social security numbers, military service information, demographic information, birth dates and insurance data in a December attack. U.S.…
11 Foods To Try During This Year’s Texas Folklife Festival
If you’re going to the Texas Folklife Festival this coming weekend ($5-12, Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, June 14, noon-7 p.m; 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., (210) 458-2224), wear your loosest pair of pants or advisably something with a draw string, because it ‘s not often that an entire world’s worth of…
Beer, Bacon, Bingo, Repeat At Alamo Beer Brewery
What started off as a one-time deal has now turned into a weekly cult ritual for Alamo Beer (202 Lamar St.). Beer, Bacon and Bingo Night is back starting today at 6 p.m. with bacon available for purchase through The Box Street Social along with house brew. The bingo games themselves are free with prizes…
Oppressive Government Takes On Children’s Lemonade Stand
Apparently even kids aren’t safe from the regulation of big government. Sisters Andria and Zoey Green of Overton, Texas had their popcorn and lemonade stand shut down by the police. The shut-down was the due to the girls irresponsibly selling their goods without first obtaining the requisite $150 Peddler’s Permit. Under state law, anything that…
10 Gifts To Celebrate A Foodie Father’s Day
Once a year, paternal bonds are honored and fatherhood is celebrated in the timeless tradition we have come to know as Father’s Day. This year’s celebration is taking place on Sunday, June 21. (It’s bold because we don’t want you to forget.) Although Dad’s big day is fast approaching, it’s not too late to get the…
City Council OKs SAPD Plan To Purchase 1,030 Body Cameras
The San Antonio Police Department is attempting to rapidly escalate its use of body cameras. City Council gave the department approval today to apply for a Department of Justice grant that would help it purchase 1,030 body cameras for $1.2 million. San Antonio will match that amount, as required by the grant. In May, the…
10 Things You Have To Do This Weekend
Thu 6/11 – Sun 6/14 “Recycled, Repurposed, Reborn: Collage and Assemblage” Although collage has existed in varying forms since the emergence of paper, the first “intentional” collages are most often attributed to Cubist contemporaries Pablo Picasso and George Braques. After coining the term from the French verb coller (to glue or stick), the duo went…
Some Of The Best Tweets From Texas’ Tweeter Laureate
Texas has an official everything. Our state bird is the mockingbird, our state sport is rodeo, our state fiber is cotton, our state cooking implement is the Dutch oven. And now, Texas has a state tweeter: Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, also known as @JusticeWillett. During the dog days of the legislature, Texas lawmakers…
‘Jurassic World’ High On Adventure, Low On Logic
The fourth installment in the Jurassic series is spectacular summer entertainment, a sort of Cecil B. DeMille on speed. But if you long for intelligence, scientific credibility and a plot that actually makes sense, rent Steven Spielberg’s 1993 masterpiece. Jurassic World, directed and co-written by Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed), with Spielberg as executive producer,…
Free Matinee Movies For Teachers At The Alamo Drafthouse
It’s time to show appreciation for teachers who’ve basically dedicated their lives to educating America’s youth. Alamo Drafthouse knows what’s up this summer by offering free matinee showings from Monday through Thursday. The only requirement for teachers and staff is an ID or proof of employment at any San Antonio, New Braunfels and Laredo location. …
Here’s Why McAllen Whole Woman’s Health May Stay Open Despite Abortion Ruling
A McAllen abortion clinic survived this round of Texas’ legal victory that effectively will close all but eight abortion clinics throughout the state. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a 2013 law requiring abortion clinics to have hospital-like structural requirements and requires abortion doctors to have hospital-admitting privileges will stay in place. The McAllen…
Gov. Abbott Signs $310 Million Border Security Bill
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law yesterday that will bolster security along the southern border, to the tune of about $310 million. After immigrants from Central America flooded the border last summer — most of whom were women and children — beefing up border security became a top priority for both the Texas…
Pearl Farmers Market Welcomes Chipotle This Saturday
No, you’re not getting free burritos. Calm down. But what Big Burrito company Chipotle will provide is a $5 voucher for the first 1,500 people to stop by their tent at The Pearl Farmers Market ( 312 Pearl Pkwy.) this Saturday, June 13. The market, already in its sixth year, expanded to two days a…
Blue Bell Says It Will Do Some Soul-Searching
Blue Bell is having a no good, horrible, very bad year. Three deaths have been linked to Listeriosis — a life-threatening illness linked to contamination from bacteria found in three of its facilities. The company recalled all of its products. And in May, it fired 1,450 employees. In a Wednesday press release, the company announced…
San Antonio Will Be Featured On ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’
San Antonio is the nation’s second most romantic city, so it’s about time that the reality dating series The Bachelor’s spin-off The Bachelorette took its thirsty-for-love contestants to the Alamo City. So if you haven’t looked at spoilers courtesy of Bachelor/Bachelorette guru Reality Steve, you’re ready for a few surprises on Week 5: San Antonio. The episode…
Son Of Mexican Immigrants Becomes First Latino U.S. Poet Laureate
A first-generation Mexican-American, son of migrant farm workers, has been named the top poet in the country. Juan Felipe Herrera, 66, was appointed on Tuesday by the Library of Congress as the official U.S. poet laureate. He begins his assignment in the fall, taking part in the National Book Festival in September. “His poems engage…
Raising Minimum Wage To $13 For City Employees
What’s the one issue that church and government can agree on? Well, for San Antonio the common ground rests on the matter of minimum wage. Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS) and the Metro Alliance, along with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, County Commissioners Paul Elizondo and Tommy Calvert all come together today in support…
SAT Scores Still Valid Despite College Board’s Printing Mistake
When you’re a high school teacher and an SAT tutor like I am, the rhythm of your year is strongly impacted by the seven administrations of the nation’s most popular college admissions test. And when you’re working tirelessly with students who need a certain score to go to that dream college, fighting for every added…
Hearing Set For Tim Duncan’s Lawsuit Against Financial Advisor
On this day one year ago, Tim Duncan and the Spurs routed the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, 111-92. It was an objectively beautiful display of basketball — particularly the first half, when the Spurs shot over 75 percent from the field. Today Duncan is going to court again — this time…
Talking Shop With Ma Dukes, Mother Of Hip-hop Innovator J Dilla
The Frankenstein model has always been essential to hip-hop, taking old, trusted samples then sewing them together to give them a new life. But J Dilla — né James Yancey — somehow knew his way to the best creations, cutting up and pasting together the entire canon of black music from when Charlie Parker first…
SA Riders Still Want Ride-Share, Drivers Head To Austin
Bexar County is huge, encompassing 1,247 square miles. Roughly one-third of that territory is covered by San Antonio, a spreading metropolis that presents a challenge for folks in the business of giving others a ride. For Uber drivers — Lyft is no longer operating here — working smaller cities like Alamo Heights, Windcrest and Terrell…
Villarreal Voters Face Tough Choice In Runoff
Holly Ronkko put all of her eggs in Mike Villarreal’s basket. The San Antonio native and stay-at-home mother of two fully expected the former state representative to be the next mayor of the Alamo City. So when Villarreal didn’t receive enough votes on May 9 to earn a spot in the runoff election — on…
No One Votes: Low Voter Turnout Is A Perennial Problem, Not Just A Millennial Problem
Those pesky Millennials didn’t show up to vote at San Antonio’s mayoral election last month. But neither did anyone else. In the May 9 general election, roughly 88 percent of Bexar County’s nearly 960,000 registered voters didn’t cast a vote. All the city’s top offices were up for grabs, as well as a slew of…
210 Kapone’s Looks Forward After Owner’s Murder
Above the bar at 210 Kapone’s is a framed, black T-shirt featuring a picture of Pete Gonzales, smiling. Above it, in a font reminiscent of “The Godfather,” the shirt’s lettering reads: “In Memory of Pete Gonzales.” It’s a fitting memorial for the founder of 210 Kapone’s, arguably the leading venue for SA’s live metal scene,…
Texas GOP Immigration Crackdown Fizzled … What Gives?
AUSTIN — The 2015 session of the Texas Legislature, which ended last week rather unceremoniously, was widely panned as a bust. Immigrant advocates couldn’t be any happier. They’re claiming victory. “We were very excited, but it kept us on our toes,” Chloe Sikes, a member of the Coalition to Save In-State Tuition, told the San…
Dorcol’s Newest Face Ditches Deadlines For Shaker Sets
It’s not exactly like Trevor Noah replacing Jon Stewart, but there are similarities. Well, maybe a couple. Nick Kenna helped define the brand as the first bartender at Dorcol Distilling, an enterprise whose bar exists primarily to promote owners Boyan Kalusevic and Chris Mobley’s apricot brandy. The entire list of cocktail zingers, as currently constituted,…
La Bandera Molino Offers A Bit Of Everything
The urgency on my Facebook Messenger chat box was palpable. “Seriously. You have to try La Bandera Molino. Breakfast tacos on point! I dropped $30 on breakfast … but had like so many tacos, Mexican sodas and coffee and menudo.” The only thing that exchange needed was the still nonexistent taco emoji. I was clearly…
Alamo City Tattoo Show Claims To Be The Real Deal
After the 12th Annual Slinging Ink Tattoo Expo and the Inaugural Texas Tattoo Jam butted heads in March when both shows opened back-to-back causing conflict between organizers, many wondered if there was enough room for multiple expos in San Antonio. Waiting quietly in the wings and away from all the drama was Anthony Montemayor, owner…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Takes Us Out Of This World
With his head in the clouds and hands on the budget, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the few American scientists commanding the attention of pop culture and the scientific journal. Speaking with a casual brilliance and a passion for education, Tyson advocates a focused effort and boosted tax dollars towards NASA to jumpstart…
‘Saint Laurent’ Tracks Iconic Designer’s Untimely Demise
Biopics tend to take on the personalities of their subjects and writer-director Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent offers all of the clean, flowing lines of the Algerian-born designer’s iconic fashions, while remaining just as mercurial and indulgent as the man. It’s a stubbornly oblique, aloofly stylish and oddly compelling film that offers little biographical context or…
New Season Of ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Prompts Speculation
Everyone’s favorite low-security inmates have their own hierarchy within their prison ecosystem, but what’s likely to be on viewers’ minds when it comes to the mysteriously shrouded third season: Who will run the cell block this season? When Orange Is the New Black kicked off in 2013, Red (Kate Mulgrew) called the shots as the kitchen overlord…
6 Ways To Get Your Drink/Grub On This Week
Thursday, June 11 Mardi gras is coming to the Alamo City via Zoo-La-La, San Antonio’s Annual Feast with the Beasts. This event is exclusively 21+, so keep the kids home for this one. Sample local craft brews and wines while stomping the grounds and chow on local and chain favorite restaurants at various stations. Check…
Lunchtime Snob: Nama Ramen
Nama Ramen, which recently opened to diners’ delight in a shopping center on Babcock Road, was a pleasant surprise in a very unsuspecting spot. A very modern finish with fun Japanese anime art on the wall makes for a unique dining experience. Lunch offerings include a full menu of sushi rolls, several starters and a…
Free Will Astrology, Week of June 8
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “To look at a thing hard and straight and seriously — to fix it.” Aries author Henry James said he wanted to do that on a regular basis. He didn’t want to be “arbitrary” or “mechanical” in his efforts. I invite you to make this perspective one of your specialties in…
Food Trucks on St. Mary’s And Can’t-Miss Events
Expect to find a new food truck park this fall on the St. Mary’s Strip. Zurich International Properties is turning the former Mr. Lucky’s (2710 N. St. Mary’s St.) into a breezy bar, patio and food truck station capable of holding two mobile kitchens. Laurence Sieterle, of Zurich, gave us a walk highlighting some big…
Welcome To The Fun House: We Leave At Midnight’s 2015 Triptych
Terror Flora isn’t your average home recording. Far from the stuff of bargain bin mics and overused, under-understood toy effects, We Leave at Midnight’s new EP is a lush little in-house project, with frontman John Dailey expertly pushing faders at home like Kevin Parker down in Perth, Australia or Phil Spector in his six-by-eight cell…
Heavy Jazz Quartet Royal Punisher Unveils ‘Bullets For Breakfast’
“Bullets for Breakfast!” screams the band, roughly in sync, as if drinking into the morning and agreeing on a lead brunch is something to cozy up with. It’s the first thing we hear on Royal Punisher’s first record, Bullets for Breakfast, a long awaited, all-original document of one of SA’s favorite jazz bands (cleaning up…
Savage Love: Transitions
A big congrats to Caitlyn Jenner on her big reveal and lovely Vanity Fair cover! But I am having a crisis of conscience. On one hand, I support a person’s right to be whom-ever the heck they want to be. You want to wear women’s clothing and use makeup and style your hair? You look…
‘From The Mahabharata’ Makes South Asian Tale Come Alive
In 1985, Peter Brook mounted a nine-hour stage production of the Mahabharata, the ancient foundational text for the cultures of South Asia that functions as kind of a cross between the Bible and the Odyssey. In 1989, PBS aired an abridgment of Brook’s project, clocking in at six hours long. In conceiving and directing his…
